NEH XI - The Haiku Dance

Got inspired with the scintillating imageries of flippers flop to beat, spinning protons & electrons, swirling dust, Neptune's fluid dance and more.  Then the grooving and foot tickling tunes in NEH X Duel Tunes.

So can't help but birth this NEH Haiku Dance!  Looking forward to more surprises in haiku's syllabic 5-7-5 dance from our prolific haiku-istas and warm welcome to all newcomers.

Feel free to craft your own rhytmical lines, with or without the YouTube links, but surely music can bring Haiku dance to imaginative heights.

Are you ready?

Haiku dance beckons
let this groove, light up your fuse
we're stayin' alive.

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Mila, what a fantastic idea!

We're stayin' alive

and there's so much to live for

joyful existence

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joyful existence
Just do the mashed potato
Adult swim for you

2 crazy!

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Armila, I'm dancing as fast as i can !!!
Wil, Hulu girls..Oh Brother….should i start looking for a rehab that specializes in Haiku?

Adult swim for you
bubbles ungulate between
slippery Sea Cows

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(hyperventilating, laughing at the adult swim dance!)

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slippery sea cows
swim their dance steps while we are
running up that hill

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running up that hill
somebody put on a waltz
my jiggy is spent

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get my baby back!
it's time to bring back 'the bump'
and think while you dance

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and think while you dance
While twirling around in space
I trip over you

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I trip over you
tripping over midnight, soon
Wednesday jump the hump

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Wednesday jump the hump
the phone line is a buzzing
magic through the air

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Oh, wow! Kudos to all you haiku afficcionados for dancing here like no one's watching while I was away.  Though it was only for 2 days, it felt like much longer. 

What wonderful creations!  And spiced up by  some real insane and outrageous lines and videos that made me chuckle in delight, and lost my mind for a while!  I can see you all had a blast while I was away and am so grateful for all these surprises.  

Without further ado,

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but hamster won't budge

so let's all dance anyway

it just feels so good

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It just feels so good
letting fire dance in me
lifts my spirit high

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lifts my spirit high
knowing the blaze isn't mine
sends my sparks reeling

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Sends my sparks reeling
a million lights now dancing
in far Xanadu.

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            In far Xanadu
            My vision and dreams dance free
            Please come move with me

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Please come move with me
our dance is universal
just like our laughter

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Just like our laughter.
Dance to this, you'll get thinner
who's fishing for pun?

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who's fishing for pun?
castaways appear inside
limpid eyes that shine

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limpid eyes that shine
approach from across the room
one hand up, one down

one hand up, one down
bright costumes that glow and swish
twirling to music

twirling to music
feel the rumba carry me
or is it your arms

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Freestylin' house dance
Makes me sing about the world
“This is really wierd”


((Sorry, I am extremely new to Gaia))

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Welcome to Haiku, Sydthesuperskittle~ Come on in, the water's warm!

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WELCOME, Syd!  And Janet's on fire…

<licking index finger>
<pantomiming hip touch>
<ssssssssssssssss!!>

dance evolution

if I played that game I'd be

shakin' all over

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Shakin' all over
as I twist and shout with friends
exhilarating!

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exhilerating
to be lifted and twirled
then gently set down

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then gently set down
effortlessly, weightlessly
and strength becomes grace

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really nice Sue….beautifully done…

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in dance or in life.
dreams respond to reverence
moving within us

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moving within us
an urge for night to begin
dancing until dawn

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dancing until dawn
whisper hikmat berzina
softly in your ear.

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softly in your ear
pulsating rhythmic echoes
I'll see “Stomp” again

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I'll see “Stomp” again
Watch the purple peach fluff fly
lightly on tip toes

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lightly on tiptoes
her arms reach around his neck
first dance is sublime

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first dance is sublime
feet were gay and lighthearted
frolicking in time

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frolicking in time
let's do the time warp again
fantasy, free me!

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Move with the rhythm
it's now time rock n' roll
the night is fetus.

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                     the night is fetus
                     the universe is our womb
                     boogie woogie birth                   

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boogie woogie birth
Dr. Feelgood's moves
are at your cervix

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whooohooo that one tingles me on the inside!!!!!!!!

are at your cervix
urgent knocking on the door
let me in now love

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Let me in now love
come on baby, light my fire
beads of sweat drippin'

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beads of sweat drippin'
subliminal lemon squeeze
running down my legs

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beads of sweat drippin'
subliminal lemon squeeze
running down my legs

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running down my legs
shakes and shivers left over
from dancin all night

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From dancing all night
there ain't nothing you can do
share that beat of love.

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share that beat of love
even if I have left feet
i'm following you

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i'm following you
spinning revelation is
seeking the devine

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the dance unrehearsed.
instinctual movement is
a study in time

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Everybody dance!
no matter where you may be
dance frees your spirit

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Fairies in space
dance to celestial music
healing broken hearts.

 

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healing broken hearts.
that's why i'm the handy man
I'm the man to see

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I”m the man to see
find freedom behind bars
wearing bright orange

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wearing bright orange
whatever else would I wear
for mambo no. 5?

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wanna zigazig?
tango stepping through the night
swirling violins

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the dance of your life.
an endurance dance contest
or dance for you life

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or dance for your life
wild eyed pistol wavers who
ain't  afraid to die

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ain't afraid to die
leave behind humanity
non-stop dance with one.

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non-stop dance with one.
xanadu is inside me
we all glow brightly

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we all glow brightly
having the time of our lives
learning to dance

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universal love
is the language we all speak
like whirling dervish

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unites with Allah
99 names seems like a
lot for only one

lot for only one
the great awakening is
just a breath away

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You need to just be
go reach out into your core
go techno dance trance.

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go techno dance trance
my dance steps flow with graceful
compassion and love

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compassion and love
are more than just words to speak
let them move through me

let them move through me
rhythm of beauty and grace
dancing heals my soul

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dancing heals my soul
the heart of the matter is
not connected there

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not connected there
I love it when you sway with me
brassy horns call out

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Brassy horns call out
are you ready for the swing?
hips sway to the beat

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hips sway to the beat
Tahitian Nui moves those
vibrations higher

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Vibrations higher
as she leaps, bounces, and spins
the flashdance magic

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The flashdance magic
body flowing with music
soul liberated.

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in gratitude dance
everything you imagine
flows within your soul

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flows within your soul
hand offered across the miles
moment of true grace

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then rise up again
spontaneous tumescence
it sometines happens

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it sometimes happens
dancers veer riiiiiiight just for fun
we laugh and say “wheeeeeeee!”

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(I hope I haven't already linked this one….shit I don't care, it's such a fun dance vid)

follow your heartbeat
swing thru the night take a chance
baby come to me

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Baby come to me
put your arms around me
let's dance to romance.

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let's dance to romance.
it takes a little bit of
this, to make romance

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       this, to make romance
       hearts beat, dancing feet - union
       we are one in time

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We are one in time
our love flowing in tandem
to the tango swirl

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To the tango swirl
the joy and passion of life
a dance from the heart

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a dance from the heart
swaying to the rhythm
that's gonna get ya

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into your body
be sure these days continue
celebrate  we will

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celebrate we will
dancing on rainbow delight
spins infinity

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Lars, that bouncing rainbow sure can dance crazy! Thanks for the laughs!

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Armila the links have gone astray..on Trantra kundalini

the rhythm of life
dancing with kundalini
three can become one

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Wow, so relaxing and soulful music.  Love the jazzy chillout beat.  Have to go and look for the Sven's Exotica album in DVD. Thanks, Lars! Will  come back to haiku after dinner.

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Three became one
like prismatic triangle
colors dance, lit up.

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Colors dance, lit up
awakens cosmic forces
ascend through chakras

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ascend through chakras
watching the serpent unwind
we dance together

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ascend through chakras
awaken kundalini
ecstatic dancing

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Janet if we keep this up we're going to melt the pod….

ecstatic dancing
There is in truth, a secret
message about love.

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Message about love
spreads through soulful music
makes our bodies move

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makes our bodies move
the chemical soup is now
beginning to boil

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beginning to boil
yeast dances in golden wort
bubbling & swirling

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Made clear before me
that a loving heart is peace
dancing everywhere.

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dancing everywhere.
choreography and drums
calabashmusic

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Thank you Lars for this African music and dance video!  Reminded me of our wonderful times in the Gambia in 1987-1989!

Calabashmusic
hip shaking, body trembling
energetic beat

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energetic beat
pounding everything in sight
vibrating through me

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vibrating through me
rhythm of a stranger kind
has me hypnotized

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Has me hypnotized
rhapsody tickles my feet
I swirl in delight

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I swirl in delight
haiku rhythms tumble through
this cha-cha of words

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the cha-cha of words
trilling pollo asado
lista del baile

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Lista del baile
riveting mambo, quick zouk
lively fandango

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lively fandango
Lafayette Two Step, conasse
he's got the gumbo

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He's got the gumbo
gotta dance cajun style
two-step waltz and jig

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two-step waltz and jig
waltzing Matilda is a
juicy favorite

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juicy favorite
dance till your feet are purple
taste each others' toes!

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taste each other's toes
please don't stop at the arch now
dance in the kitchen

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dance in the kitchen
moving down the hall into
a softer dance step

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a softer dance step
move slowly to the music
under the moonlight

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Under the moonlight
swaying to the breezy tune
passionate embrace

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passionate embrace
unfolding murmurs lightly
caress and cuddle

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caress & cuddle
tiny dancer sing along
busy day today

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busy day today
feel the vibrations settle
slow dance with yourself

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Welcome Jennifer!

Slow dance with yourself
best dancing partner ever
don't bump the mirror!

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don't bump the mirror!
Bollywood can freak you out,
but I like the beat

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but I like the beat
of funky pow wow dancers
feet pounding the ground

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feet pounding the ground
close order drill precision,
cadence beats the clock

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Cadence beats the clock
it grew wings in self-defense
and did the flight dance

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and did the fight dance
giving love and affection,
Well then what is it?

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well then what is it?
veronica says it's time
to get your groove on

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to get your groove on
lower yourself slowly down
then quickly pop up

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Then quickly pop up
like what some friends do in here
make you wanna dance

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make you wanna dance—
these sun-ignited raindrops
waltzing on branches

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rudyan! that is beautiful….I'm just letting it sit and doin a little waltz

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:) Thank you, Janet, and thanks too to Mila for the inspiring line-feed.

Ruth

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waltzing on branches
or slipping and a sliding
it's in the stubbin

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It's in the stubbin
Ouch! She just stepped on his foot
he smiles, dances on.

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he smiles, dances on
what's a missed step here or there
when on the groove train?

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When on the groove train
a little choo choo will start
the engines rolling

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the engines rolling
backwards into twilight time
sparkling glimmers 

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Sparkling glimmers
in dancer's eyes and movement
brightens up the day.

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brightens up the day
they're stylin with those zoot suits
la revolucion!

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la revolucion!
syncopated dance before
brown shirts had the day

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Brown shirts had the day
marching to bright red flags
and yells of freedom

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Lars, just saw the video link to Gitta Alpar, Hungarian coloratura soprano opera singer.  She sure sings, acts and dances quite well! Couldn't see the video earlier when I posted the last haiku. This is a gem.

And yells of freedom
melodious soprano and
syncopated dance

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syncopated dance
the old soft shoe taps loudly
setting the soul free

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Setting the soul free
dance without inhibitions
just like in a trance.

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just like in a trance
spinning ecstatic circles
winding energy

winding energy
let our bodies send it out
and pull it back in

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And pull it back in
going with natural flow
you, I in soul dance.

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You, I in soul dance
bodies gyrating with grace
leaping to the sky.

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leaping to the sky
we set the new moon rocking
lambada rhythms

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Lambada rhythms
Brazilian zouk comes to mind
Dance the night away.

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Dance the night away
there are many ways to have
a swish in your step ;-)

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a swish in your step
abundant joy in your heart
and Angels guiding your dance

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[Hi Taikunping, welcome to NEH- we use the standard form here, 5-7-5 as we move through our unending verses:-) I'm modifying your last line to conform. ~Janet]


angels guide your dance
they take themselves so lightly
feet don't touch the ground

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feet don't touch the ground
there's plenty of energy
to be found inside

(Hi Janet - is this OK?)